Tío José el Granaíno

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Tio José el Granaíno , real name probably Juan José Jiménez Ramos (* probably 1818 in Chiclana de la Frontera , † 1858 in Lima ), was a Spanish torero and flamenco singer. Other names by which he is known are José el Gaditano and José el de Sanlúcar . He is assigned a formative role in the development of certain flamenco chants.

Life

Hardly any reliable data is available on the biography of Tío José. A baptismal register entry suggests that he was baptized as Juan José Jiménez Ramos on August 3, 1818 in Chiclana. Divergent sources see his origin in Granada or Cádiz , which is also indicated by his different artist names.

According to bullfighting chronicles, he was Banderillero in the squads of the toreros Paquiro, El Chiclanero and El Lavi. In 1852 he suffered a serious injury in Barcelona that put an end to his bullfighting career.

He earned lasting fame with his role as a singer and designer in flamenco. In the Caña he shortened the ¡Ay! - Shouts in the second and fourth stanzas, giving it a denser and livelier character. He was also considered an outstanding interpreter for Alegrías . Above all, however, he is credited with a leading role in the design of various cantiñas :

  • In the middle of the 19th century he made a significant contribution to giving the Caracoles their typical flamenco character.
  • He designed the Mirabrás in its typical flamenco form.
  • The same applies to the Romera .

References and comments

  1. ↑ a b c Juan José Jiménez Ramos “Tío José El Granaíno”. In: Guía de Chiclana. Retrieved May 6, 2019 (Spanish).
  2. ↑ Guillermo Castro Buendía: La cantiña de los caracoles a la luz del "Método para la enseñanza del solfeo y de la guitarra" by Francisco Sánchez Roda (1850) . In: Sinfonía Virtual . January 1, 2019, ISSN  1886-9505 , p. 12 (Spanish, sinfoniavirtual.com [PDF; accessed April 7, 2020]).
  3. ↑ a b c d Ángel Álvarez Caballero: El cante flamenco . Alianza Editorial, Madrid 2004, ISBN 978-84-206-4325-0 , p. 132 .
  4. ↑ Tío ( Spanish ) = uncle ; in this context a respectful form of address
  5. ↑ a b c d Antonio Segura: Flamenco y Toros (XXXII). Toreros flamencos. In: Proyecto Nacional de Cultura Granada Costa. November 16, 2016, accessed May 6, 2019 (Spanish).
  6. ↑ Alegrías. In: Flamencopolis. Faustino Núñez, accessed May 6, 2019 (Spanish).
  7. ↑ a b Juan Vergillos: Conocer el Flamenco - sus estilos, historia below . Signatura Ediciones de Andalucía, Sevilla 2009, ISBN 978-84-95122-84-1 , p. 43 (Spanish).
  8. ↑ Juan Vergillos: Conocer el Flamenco . S. 42 .
  9. ↑ Ángel Álvarez Caballero: El cante flamenco . S. 134 .
personal data
SURNAME el Granaíno, Tío José
ALTERNATIVE NAMES el Gaditano, José (second stage name); el de Sanlucar, José (third stage name); Jiménez Ramos, Juan José (presumed real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Spanish flamenco singer and torero
DATE OF BIRTH 1818
PLACE OF BIRTH Chiclana de la Frontera
DATE OF DEATH 1858
Place of death Lima